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Trump plans to speak with Xi Jinping as deadline for China tariffs looms

China's reaction to Trump's initial tariff announcement - coming in the middle of a weeklong Lunar New Year holiday - was relatively muted

President Trump's Canada, Mexico border deals avert trade war for now

Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced their agreement Monday in separate social media posts, just hours before the two countries were due to begin placing tariff

Will actively manage cash needs amid tight liquidity, says Ajay Seth

The government on Saturday projected a slightly higher-than-expected 14.82 trillion rupees ($171 billion) of bond sales in its budget

Panama offers concessions to US after Rubio meets President Mulino

The Panamanian leader played down the tensions but reiterated his country won't give up the canal, as his government offered other concessions to the US

Standard Chartered chief Winters to visit India amid rising wealth focus

The trip comes as StanChart is scheduled to start its global wealth campaign in India, and Winters is scheduled to meet key clients, a spokesman said in response to emailed questions on Monday

PM Modi's Trump strategy sees quick concessions to avoid trade war

India's latest accommodation came on Saturday, when government unveiled the first-ever overhaul to its tariff regime, which included sweeping cuts to duties on imports from textiles to motorcycles

US manufacturing activity expands for first time since 2022 as orders rise

The ISM survey showed producers are also contending with elevated costs amid a healthy demand environment. The gauge of prices paid rose by 2.4 points to 54.9, the highest since May

Tesla registrations drop 63% in France amid rising competition in EU

Tesla's sales plummeted 41% last year in Germany, while overall battery-electric vehicle sales declined 27%. The Federal Motor Transport Authority is scheduled to report January results on Wednesday

Record tax cuts in Budget to spur consumption, says CEA Nageswaran

In the Economic Survey last week, Nageswaran said that Asia's third-largest economy is expected to expand at a modest clip of 6.3 per cent-6.8 per cent in the coming fiscal year

Bond market overlooks Budget, eyes rate cuts to offset higher borrowings

Despite the doubling in the government's debt sales since the pandemic, robust demand from long-term investors, like pension funds and insurance companies, has helped absorb supply

Vehicle prices face $3,000 increase as Trump tariffs hit auto sector

The duties would immediately hit almost one quarter of the 16 million vehicles that are sold in the US each year, as well as the parts and components that go into them

Tariff war with US likely to put Canada into recession, say economists

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's plan to retaliate on C$155 billion ($105 billion) worth of American-made products will trim real gross domestic product growth by 2 to 4 percentage points

Trump's 'tariff thrashing' stimulates crisis response from Canada

Government leaders in Canada also announced more retaliatory measures against the US, and several provinces, including Ontario and Quebec, will remove US products from liquor stores they control

DOGE 'rapidly shutting down' Treasury payments to US contractors: Musk

Musk is targeting systems that process tens of billions of dollars a day in payments for US government agencies and the officials that oversee them

Trump increases EU tariff threat, plans calls with Canada, Mexico

Trump's comments leave little room for optimism of an agreement to avoid a North American trade war that may spread across the world

OpenAI releases AI agent 'Deep Research' designed to act like analyst

The service, called Deep Research, will be available to certain paying customers through OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot online, the company said in a blog post

Dubai unveils $100 million mansions to attract world's ultra-rich

Prices across Dubai's booming property market are moderating after surging since 2021. But that's not stopping builders from adding the palatial new homes along the city priciest beach-front location

LinkedIn to tell job seekers how likely they are to get a response

Three of the biggest job search sites - LinkedIn, Indeed and Greenhouse - have put tools in place to highlight which companies frequently respond to applicants in a timely manner

Here's why after slashing taxes, India must now cut stifling red tape

Sitharaman has heeded the counsel of her advisers and announced a high-level committee for a review of all non-financial sector regulations, certifications, licenses, and permissions

Trump tariffs, reforms target loophole used by Chinese online retailers

Under the de minimis exemption, products below that amount are able to enter the US without tariffs, boon for China's e-commerce retailers who ship often cheaper wares directly to consumers in the US